Naked NeanderthalLudovic Slimak
Naked Neanderthal
by Ludovic Slimak · first published 2023
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Speaking of which I would advise : Svante Pääbo Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes then even better imho The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak. After these books I spent many hours listening to the full courses of Jean-Jacques Hublin, chaire Paléoanthropologie in college de France ( in french but probably translatable now with…
on “How to sequence your DNA for <$2k” ↗…have not entered Neanderthal genomes. "There is little evidence of gene flow in the reverse direction at this time — that is, Homo sapiens to Neanderthal," Stringer noted. I recently read the book "The Naked Neanderthal" by the paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak, who suggests that this phenomenon, as well as the extinction of the Neanderthals in general, is due to the social domination, including military domination,…
on “Neanderthals and humans interbred 47k years ago for 7k years, research suggests” ↗According to the book "The Naked Neanderthal" by the paper's lead author, no. This suggests that humans socially dominated Neanderthals when they came into contact. The evidence does show that humans were vastly superior at making weapons.
on “Long genetic and social isolation in Neanderthals before their extinction” ↗